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• @kschwabable Katharine Schwab on x

  Thank you @IfeomaOzoma and @erikashimizu for speaking with me for this story, where I aimed to put their awful experiences at Pinterest in the larger context of discriminatory misleveling in tech. They're not alone. Google is being sued for this right now. https://www.fastcompany…

• @nitashatiku Nitasha Tiku on x

  Ifeoma was targeted for doxing by the far right for calling B*n Sh*piro a white supremacist in company Slack about moderation. Pinterest ignored warnings that company leaks -> doxing individuals. This is how Pinterest CEO + deputy general counsel responded https://www.washingtonp…

• @raisingself Samantha Sophia on x

  “Silbermann ended the Q&A by assuring his 2,000 employees that people who work at Pinterest have “really good hearts,” according to an employee in attendance.” Policies and procedures to prevent and minimize the impact bias & racism is what your employees should have. https://twi…

• @nikitatmitchell Nikita T. Mitchell on x

  “Nice” doesn't do anything to combat racism. https://twitter.com/...

• @erikashimizu Aerica Shimizu Banks on x

  Folks, read the whole article & thread. Nitasha, thank u for breaking down the insidiousness behind our treatment at every stage. I've heard from too many, “You mad about ramen?” No, this was so much more than a racist comment. It's about topdown failures & sustained harassment. …

• @evany @evany on x

  I love Pinterest, and loved working there. But clearly the company has problems that this super-white lady was too blind to see. I hope these painful revelations lead to some big changes at the company. Thanks @IfeomaOzoma + @erikashimizu for shining a light on what needs fixing.…

• @ifeomaozoma Ifeoma Ozoma on x

  Imagine my morning. I'm currently up in the mountains hiking at around 12,000ft & this story we've labored over for the last three weeks is published. I cracked my phone screen trying to read it while scrambling over rocks. Still out here and still worth it. THANK YOU, NITASHA!! …

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on x

  I find this Pinterest discrimination case interesting because both women joined the company at a particular compensation they found acceptable but then asked for promotions once they found out how much their peers made. They both quit when denied promotion https://www.fastcompany…

• @heatherkelly Heather Kelly on x

  So this is how Pinterest treated the same women who helped give it its “nice” image. Read @nitashatiku's whole thread (and also the story). https://twitter.com/...

• @nitashatiku Nitasha Tiku on x

  a good piece by @kschwabable on how bringing in women + under-represented minorities at lower levels + massive impact on pay, which is the subject of Labor Dept investigations + lawsuits at Google + Oracle https://www.fastcompany.com/ ...

• @nitashatiku Nitasha Tiku on x

  This story is even wilder than you heard. Please take a good look at how Pinterest treated @IfeomaOzoma @erikashimizu. Based on interviews w/ex-employees and copies of investigation findings, email correspondence with the CEO, performance reviews, and more https://www.washingtonp…

• @ericajoy Erica Joy on x

  this whole thread is worth a read, but i want to highlight this part, as not only is it extremely fucked up, quite frankly it makes me wonder if the @pinterest employee responsible for doxxing their coworker was involved in the investigation. https://twitter.com/...

• @adriennelaw @adriennelaw on x

  Facebook employee files an EEOC complaint alleging Facebook engages in a pattern of discrimination in hiring, performance evaluations, promotions and pay, and that Black workers fill just 1.5% of its tech positions. This is far from shocking. https://www.reuters.com/...